Family,
Thanks so much for the packages! I got them both. The ties,
the candy, and the potatoes will all be put to good use! Don’t send any more
packages though! That stuff is expensive. Letters and email will do just fine.
This last week has been awesome! A real life changer for
sure. But before I explain I’ll try to answer all of your questions. Our
apartment is really small but its way leggit. I love it. Both of our beds are
on the bottom level and our desks and couch are in the upper loft tree house lookin
thing. For dinner we pretty much just cook ourselves. Not gonna lie... I am a
pretty dang good cook. We eat a lot of potatoes (mashed and fried), chicken,
sausage, and rice. Oh and vegetables. They are really cheap so we have them
often. The place where we buy our food is super close so that’s nice. The
members rarely feed us except for Patrick. Patrick feeds us every Saturday for lunch.
He is the best. Last Saturday we went to Rafaels Fritterie. They were the best
fries everrrrr. That place is a real nice treat. I’m sure ill be visiting
there again soon. About splits; there are two other missionaries in Charleroi. They have the
south and we have the north side. It is split right down the middle of the city
pretty much. Tomorrow we are having our first zone meeting so that should be
fun. We have to travel by train to Brussels.
We don’t get to see President often because there are almost 200 missionaries in
the Paris France Mission. Maybe he will be at district meeting tomorrow? I’m not sure. Probably not. The First Presidency
has asked every zone to have a meeting so I am kinda excited and scared to see
what is happening haha. I think that should’ve answered most of your questions.
This week our ward had a huge BBQ! It was awesome. A little
over a hundred people were in attendance and 40 of them were investigators! I
was like a kid in a candy store. I couldn’t stop smiling all night! (and i hate
smiling haha) It was such a blessing. All night we were able to talk to non-members
and set up some rendezvous (appointments). A lot of Book of Mormons were given
away that night and we gave many people a tour of the building. People
really loved that. The building here is so nice and is kept in very nice
condition by the members.
This week we have really had some progress with our amis!
(investigators) The Madulla famille is awesome. They were at the BBQ and for
the first time got to meet some members of the ward and see the building for
the first time. And they even stayed after and rode home with the Bishop! They
have really come a long way. They were found my first week here while porting
(knockin down doors). They are having a rough time with a lot of things, but I
feel like they are feeling the love that God has for them more and more. The
main reason they are feeling His love is because of the Book of Mormon. They
love it! They have three kids and they aren’t married. Bizzare nes pas? haha.
But we had a discussion last night about marriage and they are really praying
and thinking about it. I can’t wait for our next rendezvous on Friday. We have
a few others who are progressing well also but I don’t have the time to explain
haha I still type so slow! These key boards here are killing me.
Last Wednesday I had my first experience with catholic mass!
Last week we were porting and got invited into a house where a man named John
Phillips was visiting his dad. The dad didn’t want to hear from us but John
said that he did so he gave us his address and told us to give him a visit. So
of course we did. Two days later we took a fifteen minute train to... I
don’t remember haha. John picked us up at the station and drove us to his
house. When he picked us up he was wearing a white robe with a huge wood cross!
It was pretty awesome looking. Everyone was staring at the weird lookin
Americans in suits and a man in a robe. I'm sure it was quite the site. Once I
saw him in the robe I knew things were about to get weird. And they did. He
lived in a Catholic village! (same thing as a Amish town pretty much) When we
pulled in everyone was wearing these robe things and was heading to the church.
Lots of them shook are hands and welcomed us. They really were some nice
people. For about a half an hour we got a tour of the mansion and the garden
and a few other things. It was pretty awesome. We got to snack on orange juice
and cookies down by the creek while discussing the Book of Mormon. John is
seriously the nicest person I have ever met in my life. The discussion went
well but I’m not sure it had a huge effect on him. He just wanted to know what
the Mormons are all about. Well after the tour we got to go to his church! I’m
not sure if I should really explain this because I don’t want to be
disrespectful or anything. Just know that it was the scariest thing that ever
happened to me. The service took place exactly beneath the church in the
basement. There was lots of singing and bowing and other things. It was definitely
a experience I’ll never forget. Best day of my life probably.
Well that’s about all I got. I hope all is well back at
home. Sounds like Dad and Garrett had a good time fishing. That’s the best.
Fishing is the best. Life is the best. Oh yeah and that’s pretty awesome that Derek
got called as a seminary teacher. Tell him congrats. I’m sure he is pretty
pumped about it haha. But on the realz, he would be an awesome seminary
teacher. I’m sure the kids will love him. That would be funny if he taught
Ali in his class, nes pas?
#ChurchIsTrue #BelgiumRockz
#LoveYall #StayAwesome #xoxo
Avec Amour,
Elder Adamz
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